Ames weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ames, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Concordia Asos, 17 km from Ames; records cover 1885–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 28.4 in721 mm
- Snow a year
- 19 in49 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 16
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 5,314
- Cooling degree days
- 1,373
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ames in January
Highs average 39°4° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation and 5 in14 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1911)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1886)
- Heating degree days
- 1122
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ames in February
Highs average 44°6° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.86 in22 mm of precipitation and 5 in13 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1972)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 902
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ames in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1907)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 667
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Ames in April
Highs average 65°18° and lows 41°5°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1902)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 371
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Ames in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1913)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 134
- Cooling degree days
- 87
Ames in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 292
Ames in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1934)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 430
Ames in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°18°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1936)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1891)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 356
Ames in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1947)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 64
- Cooling degree days
- 167
Ames in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 44°7°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1947)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 318
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Ames in November
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 1.2 in29 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2006)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1887)
- Heating degree days
- 686
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ames in December
Highs average 41°5° and lows 22°−6°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 5 in11 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1964)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1038
- Cooling degree days
- 0